| 单词 | pitiful |
| 释义 | pitiful (pɪtɪfʊl ) 1. adjective Someone or something that is pitiful is so sad, weak, or small that you feel pity for them. He sounded both pitiful and eager to get what he wanted. It was the most pitiful sight I had ever seen. Synonyms: pathetic, distressing, miserable, harrowing pitifully adverb His legs were pitifully thin compared to the rest of his bulk. 2. adjective If you describe something as pitiful, you mean that it is completely inadequate. [disapproval] The choice is pitiful and the quality of some of the products is very low. The farmers pay pitiful wages, often in the form of food and clothes. pitifully adverb [ADVERB adjective, ADVERB with verb] Clearly that constitutes a pitifully inadequate return on my investment. 3. graded adjective If you describe something as pitiful, you mean that it does not deserve respect or consideration. This argument seems to show a pitiful lack of confidence in the capabilities of our juries. Collocations: pitiful sight They had lost the six previous league matches in which they had conceded first and cut a pitiful sight in the opening period. Times, Sunday Times A rescue team arrived to find a pitiful sight. Times, Sunday Times I've had some close scrapes but the pitiful sight of their bodies far below us almost unmanned me. Times, Sunday Times No jokes about swimming in circles, please: it's a pitiful sight. Times, Sunday Times It was a pitiful sight. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 令人同情的 Japanese: あわれむべき |
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